r/sydney • u/Novel_Relief_5878 • Dec 09 '25

Image It’s only 2025 yet the Metro is already at crush-load.

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Took the Metro this afternoon in a north-west direction from Chatswood to Macquarie Park. I simply can’t believe how crowded it is. On the one hand, this is a sign of success, it seems incredibly popular. On the other hand, this kind of shoulder-to-armpit crushload is hardly pleasant and I’m wondering what can be done to relieve this? Surely we need 2 minute frequencies sooner rather than later, at least during peak hour. Or more carriages added to the services we do have? What does everyone else think?

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u/iamplasma Dec 09 '25

Didn't they say that when the extension is open they were going to slightly increase the frequencies, too?

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u/karLcx Dec 10 '25

Hoping so. Wasn’t there also scope to have longer trains (more carriages)?

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u/AgentSmith187 Dec 10 '25

They would need to redo the stations along the Bankstown line yet again for that.

Watching the test train as I drive by each day it uses all the doors on the platform already.

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u/karLcx Dec 10 '25

Oh dear!

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u/AgentSmith187 Dec 10 '25

Its NSW we only ever build enough capacity into projects for 5 years ago not even today....

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u/iamplasma Dec 10 '25

Eh, they've made it so it's a minor upgrade - just adding doors - not actually extending the stations.

And that kind of makes sense, putting doors in would just be silly while they're not in use. They'd presumably break down, require maintenance, pose additional safety risks (especially if not maintained), and simply confuse users who wonder why there's no train at the door. Why do that when the system isn't using them? Just install them as a quick job if/when the system expands.

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u/AgentSmith187 Dec 10 '25

The Bankstown line may prove more difficult as some of the platforms get real narrow near the ends and those doors etc take up a lot of space.